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浴火重生

Mandarin · pinyin yù huǒ chóng shēng

to rise from the ashes (idiom)
to thrive again after surviving an ordeal

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浴: yù · bathe, wash; bath
火: huǒ · fire, flame; burn; anger, rage
重: zhòng · heavy, weighty; double
生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth

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4–3–2–1 · yu4 huo3 chong2 sheng1

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(idiomatic) to be given a new lease on life after a tragedy

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